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June 06, 2018 06 Jun'18
GDPR and backup: A potential minefield easily avoided

The right to be forgotten will be impossible in backups and snapshots, but systems can be built that automate for compliance, says Andy Barratt of security consultancy Coalfire
June 06, 2018 06 Jun'18
After GitHub acquisition, Microsoft will need to up its game in the enterprise

Microsoft’s $7.6bn acquisition of GitHub propels the company that is loved and hated for Windows to the very heart of open source. Can it be trusted?
June 04, 2018 04 Jun'18
Microsoft takes over GitHub as it expands its open source plan

Microsoft is a major contributor to open source. It has now acquired the largest open source repository
May 31, 2018 31 May'18
Artificial intelligence identifies skin cancer in lab test more effectively than doctors

Artificial intelligence has outperformed experienced dermatologists in identifying skin cancer samples, further highlighting the potential of the technology in healthcare

May 29, 2018 29 May'18
Drone industry set to contribute £42bn to UK economy by 2030

PwC research has predicted drones could add £42bn to the economy and create 68,000 jobs by 2030
May 29, 2018 29 May'18
Intelligence on the edge will see workloads migrate from clouds

IoT devices’ ability to make their own decisions will see computing shift back from the cloud to the edge, ABI Research has predicted
May 29, 2018 29 May'18
Policy Exchange report calls for GDS to be moved to DCMS

Think-tank wants Government Digital Service to create a “single digital government account” for citizens, and says bringing the organisation into the Department for Digital, Media, Culture and Sport will improve focus on “all aspects of digital ...
May 29, 2018 29 May'18
DBS modernisation programme is a ‘masterclass in incompetence’, say MPs

The costly, four-years-delayed Disclosure and Barring Service modernisation programme is an example of yet another poorly managed major government project, according to the Public Accounts Committee
May 23, 2018 23 May'18
Compliance in the cloud: Avoiding the cloud compliance trap

When you hand over data to a cloud provider, you don’t hand over responsibility for legal and regulatory compliance. Beware of falling into a cloud compliance trap
May 23, 2018 23 May'18
Blockchain tourism being replaced by its application to business challenges

Deloitte reveals the next 12 months could see businesses move from exploring blockchain to applying it to business challenges

May 21, 2018 21 May'18
IT executives think businesses are slow at adopting digital transformation

Digital transformation may be impeded by the slow speed at which businesses are ready to adopt new, digitally empowered ways of working
May 18, 2018 18 May'18
GDS seeks advice on migration from Public Services Network

The Government Digital Service has started the process of moving public sector organisations away from the Public Services Network
May 17, 2018 17 May'18
GlaxoSmithKline R&D creates data platform using Hadoop for the internal sharing of scientific data

GlaxoSmithKline is making better use of the data it has about the development and trials of medicines through a Hadoop-based platform
May 17, 2018 17 May'18
DWP IT engineering is ‘dysfunctional’ and lacks ‘ability to deliver’, claims report

Internal report produced for DWP CTO details challenges faced by department in moving to more agile ways of working
May 17, 2018 17 May'18
Ex-DWP IT contractor wins IR35 case appeal against HMRC

Tribunal judge rules terms of contractor's engagement with the Department for Work and Pensions means HMRC was wrong to pursue a £26,000 claim for unpaid income tax and national insurance contributions
May 17, 2018 17 May'18
Blockchain technology lacks enough use cases to be disruptive, says Worldpay

Worldpay's Jason Scott-Taggart says although the company is looking at blockchain, there are too few strong use cases for the technology at present
May 16, 2018 16 May'18
Companies need to adapt to new communication demands from millennials

TechSmith has warned businesses younger generations have new multimedia-based communication demands
May 15, 2018 15 May'18
SMEs more worried about GDPR’s threat to reputation than fines

SMEs are more worried about the damage GDPR non compliance will do to their reputations than their wallets
May 15, 2018 15 May'18
TSB refused help from Lloyds as IT meltdown began

TSB turned down an offer of help from Lloyds Banking Group as the migration of customers accounts to its new banking system went wrong
May 15, 2018 15 May'18
Vodafone CEO Colao steps down

Long-serving Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao will step down in October after just over a decade in charge
May 15, 2018 15 May'18
Santander latest traditional player to open digital bank

Santander is the latest traditional bank to follow an industry trend and develop a digital banking unit
May 14, 2018 14 May'18
Inside the rise of ST Telemedia Global Data Centres

A blended strategy of building and acquiring datacentres, as well as forming local partnerships, has contributed to the rapid rise of one of the fastest-growing datacentre providers in Asia
May 11, 2018 11 May'18
Virgin Trains on using AI and virtual reality to boost customer experience

Speaking at the Knowledge 18 ServiceNow conference in Las Vegas, Virgin Trains outlined the potential role immersive and data-driven technologies can play in improving customer experience
May 10, 2018 10 May'18
Barclays to set up biggest office outside UK in India

Bank is expanding its presence in India with plans for an office for 8,000 staff in Pune
May 10, 2018 10 May'18
BT to shut London HQ and cut 13,000 jobs

Another round of cuts comes as BT struggles to reposition itself for sustainable long-term growth
May 09, 2018 09 May'18
How enterprises can cope with digital disruption

Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst says enterprises can take a leaf from DevOps and build modularity into their technology infrastructure to prepare for the forces of digital disruption
May 08, 2018 08 May'18
Nordic CIO interview: Helena Skarle, Handicare

Swedish CIO believes more women might get the top IT jobs if organisations look beyond IT skills
May 08, 2018 08 May'18
TSB offers interest rate sweetener as IT issues continue at the bank

TSB is offering customers higher interest rate to go towards making up for the problems its core banking system migration caused customers
May 08, 2018 08 May'18
Nadella opens Build 2018 with cross-platform push

Microsoft’s developer conference has kicked off with a renewed focus on making Microsoft products and services work well with other offerings
May 04, 2018 04 May'18
Britons used contactless for 42% of card payments in 2017

Paymentsense survey confirms rapid growth of contactless payments, but £30 limit is preventing further dominance
May 02, 2018 02 May'18
Enterprise readiness for multi-cloud adoption is low across Europe, suggests IDC research

IDC suggests multi-cloud adoption will become the norm across European enterprises, but there is much work to be done before this becomes a reality
May 02, 2018 02 May'18
GDPR is key to driving other transformational strategies in business

With GDPR compliance in place, there are several technologies organisations can use to transform their data analytics
May 02, 2018 02 May'18
Fresh blow for Facebook as court refuses stay in Max Schrems legal action

Facebook has lost a legal attempt to delay the Irish High Court from seeking answers from the European Court of Justice over the legality of EU-US data transfers
May 01, 2018 01 May'18
ODI and Sport England launch project using data to break down exercise barriers

Ten startups have been chosen as part of the OpenActive accelerator programme to develop fitness products and encourage people to be active
May 01, 2018 01 May'18
Digital is a long-term objective, CEOs warned

Don't believe anyone who promises to transform a business digitally in three years, says Gartner Fellow Mark Raskino
April 30, 2018 30 Apr'18
TSB IT disaster moves into a second week

TSB's IT problems have moved into a second week, as the bank fights to get its services and reputation back on track
April 27, 2018 27 Apr'18
Most organisations unprepared for GDPR, survey finds

Despite the vast majority of businesses agreeing that GDPR affects them, only 5% say they are fully prepared for it, according to a BSI survey
April 26, 2018 26 Apr'18
ServiceNow buys into SaaS licensing to drive digitisation

The cloud-based service management company has extended its reach in IT asset management to help businesses optimise cloud subscriptions
April 26, 2018 26 Apr'18
Barclays aims to drive entrepreneur startup development with law incubator

Barclays is opening its Eagle Lab incubator in London to help entrepreneurs create successful law businesses.
April 26, 2018 26 Apr'18
SuiteWorld 2018: Hiring people is about more than just ability, says Rachel Zoe

NetSuite customer, fashion designer and CEO of Rachel Zoe explains that part of entrepreneurship is hiring people who fill the gaps you leave behind, and that in doing so passion can be more important than ability
April 25, 2018 25 Apr'18
TSB IT meltdown has the makings of an epic

TSB’s very public IT problems will send shivers down the spine of IT teams at large banks that are yet to migrate to new core banking systems
April 24, 2018 24 Apr'18
Digital Catapult aims to accelerate AR and VR startups to long-term success

Ten augmented reality and virtual reality startups can join 10-week Augmentor accelerator, with access to classes, facilities and mentorship
April 24, 2018 24 Apr'18
SuperNova growth programme offers European tech scale-ups chance to pitch for investment

Scale-Up.eu says initiative will enable scale-up companies to grow their business without relying on overseas investment
April 24, 2018 24 Apr'18
ICO and finance regulator assess TSB IT blunder

Customer data was exposed during migration to new core banking platform
April 23, 2018 23 Apr'18
Next generation of SCADA industrial controls will protect against cyber attack

Oil, energy and chemical companies are rethinking how to control big manufacturing plants, replacing expensive control technology with cheaper, more secure systems, taking their cue from biology
April 22, 2018 22 Apr'18
Thales to open ‘digital factory’ in Asia

India and Australia are potential candidates for Thales’s new coding centre that will support digital transformation efforts
April 19, 2018 19 Apr'18
CyLon continues to drive cyber security innovation with next accelerator cohort

CyLon has selected the next group of innovative cyber security startups for its seventh London accelerator programme
April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18
Huawei debuts its first intent-based networking proposition

At its Shenzhen Analyst Summit, Huawei unveiled its intent-based networking concept, promising to address enterprise customer pain points around network management
April 17, 2018 17 Apr'18
Russian energy giant makes digital tech adoption a priority

Russian oil and gas giant Gazprom Neft is exploring the use of the latest digital technologies across its entire business
April 16, 2018 16 Apr'18
Many British workers victims of ‘substandard’ technology in secondary offices, shows research

Workers have claimed they are forced to use poorer technology when outside of the main office
April 13, 2018 13 Apr'18
Addressing consumer concerns will drive success for open banking

Experts say consumers will feel more comfortable about sharing their data as part of open banking once more valuable use cases become available
April 12, 2018 12 Apr'18
SFO expands use of AI after successful trial in Rolls-Royce investigation

Serious Fraud Office builds on trials of artificial intelligence in criminal investigations by rolling out a new data management platform
April 10, 2018 10 Apr'18
European CIOs have budget balancing act ahead of them

There is some consensus among European CIOs on budget rises across the continent, but less so on what to invest in
April 10, 2018 10 Apr'18
HS. focuses on global scaling for healthcare startups in new accelerator programme

HS. is trying to enable healthcare startups to scale internationally as part of its accelerator programme
April 10, 2018 10 Apr'18
What Amazon’s ideal robot looks like

Robots should be available at the fingertips and work in tandem with humans and other machines to improve task efficiency, says the chief technologist of Amazon Robotics
April 09, 2018 09 Apr'18
US tax cuts and dollar’s decline propel datacentre spending

Gartner’s latest spending forecast shows the strongest growth in IT spending, which it expects to total $3.7tn in 2018, up 6.2% from 2017
April 06, 2018 06 Apr'18
Why Lufthansa went back to the drawing board with its HR IT project

Aviation group says it is confident of landing a company-wide IT project following a sometimes turbulent journey
April 05, 2018 05 Apr'18
Pfizer tech startup accelerator will be a shot in the arm for healthcare innovation

Pharmaceutical giant invites startups to apply for its second Healthcare Hub: London accelerator, with the chance to share £50,000 funding
April 05, 2018 05 Apr'18
5G mobile spectrum auction raises £1.3bn

The principal bidding stage in Ofcom’s latest mobile network spectrum auction has concluded, raising more than £1bn for the Treasury
April 05, 2018 05 Apr'18
Microsoft plans to invest $5bn to boost IoT business

Its vision involves sensor data from IoT devices being processed across a distributed computing infrastructure from the edge to Azure
April 04, 2018 04 Apr'18
Tech City and Tech North merge to support startups nationwide

Southern and northern groups finalise merger to become Tech Nation as government pledges £21m in funding
March 29, 2018 29 Mar'18
One year to Brexit: Focus on skills development or risk halting digital progress

With 365 days left until the UK leaves the EU, the countdown has begun. Computer Weekly looks at what CIOs should be doing as they prepare for Brexit, and the challenges and opportunities it could bring
March 28, 2018 28 Mar'18
Organisations can use GDPR ambiguity to contest fines in court, experts say

Businesses can use the vagueness of the regulation to argue against fines in court, say experts
March 28, 2018 28 Mar'18
Government should take a ‘Lego brick’ approach to public services, report says

Report calling for a radical reform of public services says government should open up, standardise processes and stop developing services that already exist
March 27, 2018 27 Mar'18
Arsenal uses Innovation Lab accelerator to improve worldwide fan experience

Arsenal’s Innovation Lab programme has enabled collaboration with “world-class” startups to offer the best experience for fans in the future, says the club’s IT director
March 26, 2018 26 Mar'18
Ransomware publicity heightened awareness but other threats remain, experts say

Due to several high profile attacks over the past year, ransomware is now well known across organisations, but there are other threats to be aware of, say cyber security experts
March 26, 2018 26 Mar'18
Swedish study talks up benefits of artificial intelligence

A major report has reassured Swedish society that artificial intelligence will be a positive force for change despite fears of job losses
March 23, 2018 23 Mar'18
Telefonica cuts HR running costs by 40% as it replaces hundreds of ageing IT systems

Multinational telecoms group Telefonica is on the verge of completing a project to replace 175 incompatible HR IT systems with a cloud service covering more than 40 countries
March 22, 2018 22 Mar'18
Fintechs weigh up their partnership options

Fintechs need to consider what type of companies they should work with to make the most of open banking regulations
March 21, 2018 21 Mar'18
Microsoft readies Windows Server 2019

As it pushes Azure for the cloud and Azure Stack as an on-premise bridge, Microsoft still believes there is life in Windows Server
March 21, 2018 21 Mar'18
Singapore government outlines its approach to IoT

Avoiding supplier lock-in, driving open standards and tapping modular platforms are part of the approach that the Singapore government has taken in implementing the internet of things in the city-state
March 20, 2018 20 Mar'18
Ofcom opens 5G spectrum auction

Ofcom has opened the bidding in the auction of spectrum to support 4G and 5G mobile networks
March 20, 2018 20 Mar'18
Researchers use AI, big data and machine learning to find best place in the world to live

West Perth in Australia and Hebden Bridge in the UK are among the top locations ranked by machine learning tool in SAS project
March 20, 2018 20 Mar'18
Australia, ASEAN deepen links on smart cities and digital trade

Besides fostering smart city development across Southeast Asia, Australia and ASEAN will also support the use of digital trade standards across the region’s booming e-commerce market
March 19, 2018 19 Mar'18
Tech firms not “walking the walk” when it comes to diversity

Despite high-tech firms claiming to have a good track record in diversity, most do not consider it when making business decisions
March 19, 2018 19 Mar'18
Digital retail calls for agile approach, say experts

To embrace digital technology, retailers need to adopt an agile nature across the entire business and break down internal silos, said a panel at Retail Week Live
March 16, 2018 16 Mar'18
Majority of organisations unaware of costs and responsibilities for cloud outages, research finds

Most companies are unaware about the costs associated with a cloud outage and who is responsible for getting systems back online
March 16, 2018 16 Mar'18
IT contractors not a risk despite Snowden leaks, GCHQ tells court

The government argues in the Investigatory Powers Tribunal that contractors with systems administration rights to computers holding GCHQ’s most sensitive intelligence pose no more of a security risk than the agency’s employees
March 16, 2018 16 Mar'18
Nordic CIO interview: Jussi Sorvali, HMD Global

The head of IT at Finland-based smartphone maker HMD Global turned to the cloud to get the entire IT department up and running quickly
March 16, 2018 16 Mar'18
Three reaches 10 million customer milestone

UK’s smallest “big four” mobile operator reflects on a solid year as it gears up for the imminent spectrum auction
March 13, 2018 13 Mar'18
Accountants look to artificial intelligence as clients get more demanding

Accountancy firms are planning to invest in artificial intelligence and automation technologies to free up staff from repetitive administrative tasks
March 12, 2018 12 Mar'18
Digital for rural areas worth up to £26bn to UK economy

A study commissioned by Amazon has posited that greater use of digital tools and services could be worth between £12bn and £26bn per annum to the UK economy
March 08, 2018 08 Mar'18
How banks can make sense of digital disruption

Banks and financial institutions need to go back to basics, deconstruct their core banking processes and strive for zero defects in building applications, says the IT head honcho of Malaysia’s CIMB Bank
March 08, 2018 08 Mar'18
Tech City targets companies outside of London for next cohort in accelerator programme

Tech City UK has placed more of an emphasis on companies outside of the capital for its next accelerator cohort
March 08, 2018 08 Mar'18
Denmark’s MobilePay expands in Finnish market through deal with retailer

Deal with Finland’s largest grocery retailer helps mobile payment service spread its reach
March 07, 2018 07 Mar'18
Cyber attacks up nearly 20% in 2017

Research by SonicWall shows there were 9.32 billion malware attacks globally last year, but ransomware attacks fell by 71%
March 06, 2018 06 Mar'18
Norway’s Statkraft outsources IT infrastructure management

Energy company awards India’s HCL five-year IT deal in order to free up resources to focus on core business
March 02, 2018 02 Mar'18
Nesta challenge leverages Open Banking to help small businesses

Innovation foundation invites enterprises of all sizes to compete for a share of a £2.5m prize fund in the second phase of its Open Up Challenge
March 02, 2018 02 Mar'18
Vast majority of consumers unaware of Open Banking consequences, research finds

Research shows most consumers have little or no knowledge of the Open Banking regulation and how it will affect them
March 02, 2018 02 Mar'18
New privacy fears as IT challenges delay surveillance oversight body by a year

IT challenges have delayed government plans for an independent body to authorise requests to access the public’s internet and phone records by nearly a year, raising new legal and privacy concerns
March 01, 2018 01 Mar'18
Pizza Hut customers can now pay for meals with Mastercard Qkr mobile app

Pizza Hut has joined a number of UK restaurants in enabling customers to pay at the table using the Mastercard Qkr app
February 28, 2018 28 Feb'18
Chances of success with SAP are only 50-50

Companies can spend millions, but half of SAP projects fail because there is no connection between the implementation and the original business case
February 28, 2018 28 Feb'18
Open Banking could bring an extra £1bn to UK economy

As a result of the Open Banking initiative, an additional £1bn could be available to drive the UK economy forward
February 27, 2018 27 Feb'18
MWC 2018: Data, not connectivity, now core to IoT, says Cisco Jasper

At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Cisco Jasper has been exploring the growing criticality of data management to the internet of things, and unveiled new NB-IoT customers in Asia
February 26, 2018 26 Feb'18
Legacy lock-in and lack of skills hamper public sector cloud adoption

Migrating from legacy lock-in and the ability to manage workloads in cloud infrastructure are among the major challenges that are slowing down public sector cloud adoption
February 23, 2018 23 Feb'18
More than a quarter of UK shoppers prepared for wearable contactless payments

Mastercard research shows a growing number of shoppers are prepared to make purchases with smartwatches, rings and bracelets
February 21, 2018 21 Feb'18
Manchester Science Partnerships opens competition to drive data science and tech startups forward

Manchester Science Partnerships has begun a competition for startups to win free desk space at its Tech Incubator
February 21, 2018 21 Feb'18
Digital economy to make up 60% of APAC’s GDP by 2021

The surge in GDP contribution will come as more organisations shift from digital transformation initiatives aimed at shoring up productivity towards digital product development
February 20, 2018 20 Feb'18
Executive interview: Sudheesh Nair, president, Nutanix

Nutanix is top of the HCI Magic Quadrant, a new category for Gartner this year. We speak to the company's president about how the business is evolving
February 20, 2018 20 Feb'18
University of Cambridge to host ethical hacking challenge

Cambridge is hosting its 2018 hacking challenge, aiming to captivate students and address the cyber security skills shortage